September 11, 2014

Re-purpose a dining room table into a desk...

 


Hi friends, I've been sitting here at my desk this afternoon doing some paperwork when it dawned on me, I don't think I've ever given you the deets on our home office desk.  Well as you can see from this photo it's big and it's modern with awesome clean lines.  But it's not really a desk.  It's actually a dining room table!


Yup, we scored this baby several years ago after an exhausting search for an "executive style desk" for our then living room turned home office.  But we couldn't find a quality wood desk for less then $2,000.  And believe me when I say that many were $3,000 or more and I just wasn't going to pay that much.



So I got creative and re purposed a $600 dining room table from World Market and used it as our desk (with the help of a few baskets and a hidden file cabinet for extra storage).  And guess what, we still love it!  Our whole family uses this space every day and this table is still rock solid.

So my advice when decorating a home on a budget is to think outside the design box.  Aside from saving money, you may be surprised to find something you love even more than a conventional choice.  I know we did!


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8 comments:

  1. What a great idea!! I'm going to admit to something...I just discovered World Market!! I know! Crazy! Now I can't stay off of their site! This is a genius idea, so roomy!
    Xo, Kathy

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    1. Thank you Kathy!! It really is a great solution if someone needs a big desk for not a lot of money.

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  2. I love your office space Jane! I have a kitchen table sitting in my basement just waiting for some office space to open up for me in this house (not happening any time soon, unless one of my kids wants to vacate their bedroom for their momma. :) ) I will live vicariously through you - so much room to spread out! And the grouping of prints above the "desk" looks great!

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    1. Thanks Lisa. We ditched the formal living room for a home office and have never regretted it!

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  3. Looks great there and talk about all the workspace for you! I still have to set-up my own desk, but probably not anytime soon since my master is overwhelmed with baby stuff at the moment. :-)

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  4. Thanks Vel! I know your in nesting mode right now and a desk for you is probably the last thing on your mind!

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  5. I have a giant dining room table from IKEA as my craft table/desk in the art room, so I'm with you on that. I love being able to spread out, and half the time I actually worked at our dining room table anyway so why not embrace the idea?

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    1. Yes! Dining room tables can also be perfect as craft tables, great point! And the best part is the huge work space!

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